Card index or record device



J. H. RAND, JR

CARD INDEX OR RECORD DEVICE Oct. 20, -1931.

2 Sheets-Sheet l InVenl'ar cfamefi H. Rand, J;

Filed Nov. 6, 1926 a 4. 1 J v1 4 B 3% 6 A 5 4 1 w r d iiiii n- 0 W m 1 a HI a n 5 Z/ n 5 1/ 1 n 0 a L lllllllllllllll i 2 m I 6 ll I I I I I l I l 1 I l I 3 2 .1- n 3 n m 5 n u a u n a m z w. xd I1, m 4- \H I m w Oct. 20, 1931 RAND, JR 1,827,999

CARD INDEX OR RECORD DEVICE Filed Nov. 6, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a5 as I I m 4/ 10 J K v 11 E 113a. T 19 i gssze gPis 29/13 in as 1r 1 i 6 I] 4 I l l l i 0 62 62 Inveniar Q June; H. Ban IJJ F mmfimq Aiiy Patented Oct. 20 1931 Y-UNIT'JEYDQ TAT P TEN fzrnilrns H. RAND, .13., or iznrrnr n nw YORK, ASSIGNORQBY'FMVESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To REMINGTON:BAND TV1\TG.,OF mwYoRK, n. it, ACOItPORATIG-N or DELAWARE i cnai mnn'x on REGORD DEVICE V Application filed November 6, 1926.; Serial n). maezs.

. This invention relates to improvements in card indexes or record devices of'that kind in which aplurality of cards, cardholders or record-bearing members are arranged in nested arrangement so that a portion of each holder or device is exposed beyond the adjacent cards or. members;

These cards-or card holders usuallycomprise a body portionformed of. a fiat sheet of'suitable.material, along one edge .or edge portion of which a flat stripis secured, so as to lie against the body portion and provide a flapq The body portion. and I flap are adapted to be spread apart slightly to permit the insertion of. corresponding edges of an j other card 'or record-bearingmem.ber,whereby a series ofthe cards. may be lnterlocked and held in overlapping, nested arrangement.

Inpractice,:a series of such nested, over-- lapping cards or card holders are supported on atray or slide, and the individual card M holders are providedwith opposite lateral extensions or lug adaptedto beinserted beneath spaced,overhanging flanges of the side xwalls of the: trayto' permit longitudinal V I or slide and a plurahty ofoverlapping, nest- "innovements of the series of cardsl on the'tray into interlocking, nesting relation; also to tray.

while preventinglateral movements thereof,

,and to. permit the nested cards or holders to lugs beneath the overhanging flanges of the One of provided with acard, card holder or recordbearingniember having a flap orattaching memberof improve d construction adapted-to facilitate the guiding of the cards or holders provide a'card, card holder or record-bearing member having a flap'formed of relatively v stiff material adapted to strengthen the card or holder and increase the lifethereoig'said flapbeing formed so that the card can never .theless. be easily'flexed for insertion into or 5.

removal from the supporting tray or slide,

flattening out in use; also to provide a card,

cardholders will beproperly alined and preftrayjand at the same time permit'easy sliding the objects (if thepresent invention ;.1S to construct a card index or record device d 7 g 1 aneefilarge and and this without injuring or redii'cing 'the if guiding and nesting. qualities of thefiap;

Another. object of the invention is to provide'a. card index "or record device having a tray or slide for supportinga series ofsuch card holders arranged in overlapping, nested relation, and which is providedwith means whereby the flaps of thejseveral card holders will be protected and be-preventedfrom ma holder or record-bearing member, and i a tray or supporttherefor, each having cooperating parts whereby the severalcardsor f vented from lateralv displacement on the movements of the cards on thetray, said parts on tray being further adapted to relieve v pressure on the'flaps in the'use' of the record devices; and also to improverecord devices;

of the kind Inentionedin'the other respects hereinafter. specified and claimed.

I In the accompanying drawings, Fig. lis' a plan view of a record device" embodying the invention, comprising a tray,

'1, of a portion of thetrayorsl-ide'and a plurality of thecards or card holders arranged thereon in 'overlapping,1neste-d relation.

Fig. 4 is-a transverse section of the tray on showing one of the cards or card holders flexed for insertioninto the tray.

the card or card holder inoperative position in fth'e v 1 tray.

, Fig. 6 is'fai'ragrnentary face view ofthe 1 front of one of the cards or card holders] '95 FigQ 7 is a similar view showing the top portion .ofthe, rear of the card with theimproved 'flap'secured thereto. 7 j

Fig. 8 is'a'top .planpview ofa portionof the tray and the fiapor attaching p rti g I l the card, showing the relation of the coop- .form of a strip 13a of material secured face to-faoe. along the upper edge of the body portion 11, as by staples or-wire stitches 14, or otherwise. The staples 114 are disposed so erating parts of the tray and flap.

The card index or record device shown in the drawings includes a plurality of recordbearing cards or members 10 each having a body portion 11 formed of a sheet of suitable material on which the records or other matter may be inscribed directly, or themember may be' provided with a sheath or pocket at the lower edge thereof as shown at 12, Fig. 1 and 6, into which an edge of a record-bearing card may be inserted. Each member 10 is further provided with a flap 13, in the that the flap lies on the backof themem'ber and is free to be flexed or spread at its inner edge away from the body member so as to form a narrow wedge-shaped space into which-the top of another record member can be inserted and positioned adjacent the staples 14, and be frictionally held in position :so as to nest therein with its lower edge exposedzbeneath the lower edge of the first .member. flA pluralityfof the card members,

when nested in overlapping relation, are

placed in a tray 15, having a bottom wall 16,

opposite sidewalls 17 for preventing lateral displacement Qftheca'rds or members 10,

' said walls being provided with flanges 18 overhanging the bottom 16, and beneath which laterally extending lugs 19, formedon the strips 13a are adapted to be inserted to maintain the members in their sliding'move ments lengthwise of the tray. The body portions 11 of the card members are substantially as wide as thes'pace between the flanges 18, and the members are detachably'secured on a e the tray by flexing them between their side edges so as to engage the lugs 19 beneath said flanges. -A series of the members 10 are releasably held in their nested arrangement and prevented from unintentional" lengthwise movements on the tray by a suitable movable compressor or follower 20'at one end of the tray and which engages between the body and flap oftheadj acnt end card member to press the series towards astationary stop or' wall 21 at the opposite end ofthe tray. The parts thus far described are ofknown construction and except as hereinafter set forth, form no part of the present invention.

, In card holders or members as previously constructed,' the flaps, as well as the body pieces of material, so'that the flap engaged. or contacted with the body portion through- .j l '60 portions thereof, have" been" formed of flat out substantially the whole area of the flap,

with the result that it has been found difli cult to insert the edges of the cards between the flaps and body portionsfor nestingthem.

in order to facilitate the" insertion of the dipper edges of one card member beneath theflap of another card member, the flap 13, in accordance with this invention is specially formed so as to provide a space between the free edge of the flap and the card body. In the particular arrangement shown in the drawings forthis purpose, each- .fl 'ap' 13 is scored or" creased a short distance from and parallel to its free edge 23, as at 2 L along which the flapis bent so as to provide anedge portion 25 which flares or'extends outwardly or rearwardly at an angle to the body' portion of the cardholder, thus forming a space 26 '(see Fig. 2) into which the edge of another card holder canbe easily inserted so as to guideit to nesting position as shown in Fig. 3.

Ifjthe" flared fedg925 were made continu-' flap and resist or interfere witl'ithe easy flexing of the cardholder. To avoid thisobjec- 'tion the edge portion 25: is cutaway intermediate of its ends; thus forming a recess 28,

andproviding a: reduced fiat portion- 29 in the flap which will permit the cardholder to be easily flexed without buckling or otherwise affecting the two separate parts ofthe flared "edge 25, see Fig.4, by bending the card and fiaptransversely across said reducedportion 29. The outer ends of the edge 25 are also cut awayto form the lugs 19, which are thus' made fiatand will not be readily brokenor deformed in use.

The bottom walls, in vid'ed, have usually been made entirely flat. The useof a flat-bottomed tray, however, with cards or holders'having their flaps or attaching 'members formed as above described, would be obj ectionable-, as the portionsof the flared edge 25 would, by engaging the contin: uous flat bottom, be'flatt'ened out-,as by the pressure exertedon'the card seriesby the hand of theuser' when makingentri'esin the index, or in other ways, thus destroyin'gthe usefulness of theimproved flaps for the purpose stated.- In order to overcome this difliculty, and protect the flared edges 25 of the card holders and relieve them from pressureand undue'wear in use,.the-tray 10, in accordance with "the invention isspec-ially constructed so as to provide parts cooperating with the cards or holders toeffect such results. The means shown comprisespaced raised portions 30- extending longitudinally .at; opposite sides of the bottom wall 16 and an intermediate raised portion, 31, thereby forming spaced depressions 3-2; extending from front torear of the tray'and alternately with the raisedportions, 30, 31;] The side portions 3Q are disposed. so as to extend beneath and suppor't the side guide lugs 19 of f the flaps, while tlie intermediateportion 31 trays heretofore pro:

' j acent the face of the bottom wall 16. "The 7 assess extends into the cut-out spaces 28 between the separate portions ,of the edges and extends beneath and in contact with the flat reduced portions 29 of the flaps. By, this arrange- "ment the main portion of the flaps 13, by their connection with the fiat bodies 11 of the cards or holders 10, are maintained in substantially horizontal position when nested in series so asto'extend across and be substantially flat upon the'raised portions '30 and'31, while the portions of the flared edges 25 extend downwardly into the depressions 32 adpressure of the hand of a person writing on the index is usually substantially midway between the side edges of the tray, so that this pressure islargelyexerted upon. the parts 29 portions 30, 31 of the tray, so that these portions 30, 31' act to cooperate with and guide the cards or holders longitudinally of the tray and maintain the series in alinement.

, If desired, the flaps 13 may be' provided with spaced cut-out tongues orparts 35 to allow said cards'to be flexed for-inserting adapted to extend upon the front faces of the card bodies to stiflen or reinforce the cards and prevent their upper edge portions from being crumpled or torn in use. The card bodies are, as usual, provided with-scoring or 1 perforations 36to permit them to be turned back to give access to underlying cards, or

for inserting matter on the backs of the cards or holders.

By forming the cards or card holders and the tray as described, an improved record device is provided which is more practical than such devices heretofore known, and greater efficiency in use is ensured by'the ease with which the cards may be nested. The

life of the cards is also increased by the protecting means outlined to an extent which greatly ofi'sets the slight increase in cost of production due to the extra operations in-' volved. I claim as my 1nvent1on:

V 1. An index or record card, having a body Itend betweensald spacedtra-yFpartssubStanmember for receivingrecord matter and a flap secured at one edgeof said body member and having a free part adapted to lie flat against said body member and between which and said body member an edge of anotherv card may be inserted and frictionally held, whereby a plurality of said cards can be arranged in overlapping, nested relation, said free part having an -edge portion extending outwardly in angular relation thereto and to said body member to facilitate the insertion of another cardbeneath said-flap.

2. A card index or record device compris portion "adap said card beneath-said flap. a Y

ing a ti'ay oi 'slidefa seriesiioi icardsiarr'ai ged in orzeLrlappin'g,nested relationlin said tray,

ea'ehbf said 'cards' having .a 'efia'pl extending along onefiedg'e' andfbeneath which an iedgeoj other card, "and an outwardly deflectediedge i; 3. A card index" or' record device comprisinga tray or slide, a series of cards arranged in overlapping, nested relation in'said tray,

ed'to facilitate the insertionof (lanother cards may be inserted fornestingsaid cards,;said cqnrprising a flat portion'e-x- 'tending substantially parallel with said: card for. engaginggand Z' frictionallyi holding said other card, and an outwardlydeflected edge portion 1 adaptedto "facilitateithe insertion" of said card @beneath said flap, said tray having a bottom wall on whichFsaid-card series-are supported,- and-oppositeside portions,- said cards having opposite lateral lugsadapted" to extend beneath said tray sideportions forlreleasably holding saidfi'series on said tray, and 7 said outwardly deflected edge @portionsof said flaps. being cut away between theiriends s said :lugs "beneath; .fs'aidzatray, side portions without deformingsaid edge portions-":- 15-; card indexi-or recorddevice comprising a tray orsl1de,a series; of card'sarranged 0,

in. overlapping, iiestedmelation 'in' is-a-id tra'y, :each' of said ca-rds having a fiapiextending along one edge and-beneath=whichfainedgeof another cardgmay be inserted fornesting said cards, said flap comprising-a flat portion ex-ggi tending substantiallyparallel with said card for engaging rv-and' frictiona'lly-holding said other card, and an outwardly deflected; edge portion. adapted to facilitate the insertion of said card beneath said flap,,saidedge"por ;3 tlon being cutawayat opposite ends' ofijsaid flap' and? also intermediate thereof; said tray 1 havingspaced longitudinally disposed raised parts adapted "to extend into the out-out por- 'rnainingcparts ofssaid, edge portions to; eX

e comprisimg a tray or slide, a series: of cards arranged in overlapping, nested :relation in said. tray,

each of said cards having .a:flapez stt endingv along one. edgean'dlbeneath Which an edge of another card may be inserted for nesting-Y said cards, said flap comprising a flat portion extending substantially" parallel with said card for engaging and frictionally holding said other card, and an outwar'dly; deflected edge portion adapted to facilitatithelinsentibn 10f. said m-rd heiijea111 'r aid g-flg pi,

lendsief said flap, and also 3313 an intermediate .ponbienvthereef said1ti' ayshayi iig a bettg'm wefliormedwith sp-ee d ongit dinally disa I i i posed raised parts alternating with de- 'pnessedpairts, said raisedpai-ts thereof heing 'adapbedito extend int-ad the eminentportions e f said fiaip to support said Bards aild flaps fletwise en'the t rahy and the nemainingpart's V e of said flap edgel porfiibnsbeing ada ted 1 b w eictendintesaiddeprwsedplarts .efi id tray biegatony, whereby they 7 are rotectain th gseibf the record devis i 16 A card ihdex 101- recoi'd devise ebmprismg ai ma or slide, a series-of .ee rds arranged {in oyeflspping, nested relation in said tray, eachbi seid bards having a flap extending Lil-10mg ene edge and beneath which an edge bfaflethr ba d may be iiiserted 91; nesting sgiid cards, said flap comprising aflet, por- 1 tien extending substantially parallel-swish said :eard m engaging andfrietidnally helding'said other Gard, and an outwardly deflected BdgBPGi-fliO-Il adapted to facilitate-the i inserejm of said fca rd beneath said flap said edge'pertion beihg cut away. at opposite ends 1045 saidlflap to formlateraliy extending flat fmter me'diaize cut-font portions tof said flaps guild which togetherlwith said side parts sue @011: said cai'ds an-d flips crosswise of t-e I-tmy,ai1d pei-iIi-it the"remdining psrtsof said flap edge fpe'rtions to extend between said -ra-isedtray parts, and'th'e intermediate cub but portimi s efsa-id flaps being adapt-ed to permit said cards to flex between their ends fer inserting said lugs beneath the overhang in p'grbsnf saidtfsjy;

In an index-o1- file, a, tray hottern 'genei'aiiy flat and horizontally disposed,

ufiwaiidiy eidcendihg portions forming side wgilis," and inwardly and downwa nd ly ex- :vtending pbi'tiOiiS f rgm the i-ppeiedges of the -'latien"t0"sa i d bhttemys'aid bottom] having she-manginagl "peiti'ens atbppes'ite sides and an intermediate longitudinal iqa'ortrion biflset "-.2::i' 5- iipwaitdly teisupport cards insaid tray sub-i side Wall's terminating inspaee'd pa-faliel ite- SiiamfiBRIL-Y- fiat and @ermifting depending to extend between 

